Genesis 18:22

The men turned from there, and went towards Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

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And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

In Context

21I will go down now, and see whether their deeds are as bad as the reports which have come to me. If not, I will know.”

23Abraham came near, and said, “Will you consume the righteous with the wicked?

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Cross References

Genesis 18:1The LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.

Genesis 19:1The two angels came to Sodom at evening. Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them. He bowed himself with his face to the earth,

Psalms 106:23Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them.

Jeremiah 18:20Should evil be recompensed for good? For they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.

Acts 7:55But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 18:17-23

Abraham's Interview with God. ( b. c. 1898.) 16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord , to do justice and judgment; that the… Read the whole commentary →

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